Show Little Stories for Bed Time 1 l r J By y CV W. W Burgeis GRANDFATHER FROG GETS WISDOM rog o s sat t. t on his hI big hla l green III lily Illy pad dreaming of or the days day when the world was was' young ou Ills hands hanri were ere Clasped across his lila white and yellow waist waist- coast and ho he looked the picture of or con con- Pr Presently out of oC the corner comer of one eye cys he hOe caught a A. e of oC sOmething sOme sOme- thing moving mo It wa wasn't ul a a to h green Sireen greenfly greenfly fly for or It was led rd What could It be Grandfather rI I Frog changed his position so sQ that he see b better tIr Just then theu ho lie heard Jot Jerry Jorry t slap lp the water vater with his tall tail which Is J Jerrys Jerry's way of or signalling dither danger Billy Mink lIn and Little J Joe Otter sitting on th the flue bl big rock heard It ft too and didn't wait walt to ask questions T They Timey cy slid Into the th water and out of ot sight on the instant But Grandfather Grand Grand' fattier father o F Frog was too much In Inthe inthe the queer thing thine which had caught his attention to heed Jerrys Jerry's warning Th The j curious curious I In Indeed indeed thing was very very ery deed and It was as red a 3 very bright ht r red d. d oll Grandfather Fro Frog J is old old and ho to hoIs Is accounted very vel wise but even ago age and wisdom are sometimes s foolish h So lo f It was as with Grandfather Frog Red fled l Is III a color ho h detests It mak makes jt him angry Here re was as this strange thing which n glit or might not b be a a. tl fly It annoyed him said ald Grandfather rum Chuga Frog springing In at It U with his mouth wide O open fm But Just as a his big mouth cl clOsed cloned td with a a. snap tho the queer snatched aWAY awny by one of ot Old Mother West lIt Winds Wind's merry little breezes Grandfather ther Fru Frog landed with a a. splash in th the smiling pool Now KoW the most moat foolish thing thin In the world orld I is for Cot I wisdom om to I o Its temper And this Is is' just what happened In the time smiling pooL Yes sir Grandfather Fro Frog lost his temper As fast tut as ns 09 he lie could climb out on the green areen Illy lily pads he I leaped aped for that qUe queer r 1 red thing which might ht or might not ho a Tho The lerry Little Littler Breezes r h had all that they could do to snatch It a away each CAch time In vain aln they whispered Danger Danger In tn GJ Grandfather Grandfather Grand Grand- father Cather Pro Frogs Frog's 3 ear In vain Jerry Musk II rat slapped the water ator with his taU talk Finally Grandfather r Tog frog had haiJ to stop for fr breath C Cautiously J Jerry erry Muskrat Iu krat swam under the lily Illy pad on which Grandfather Grandfather Grand Grande father Fro Frog waa u as resting and reaching over poked him In the back Look out ut for tor Farmer Fanner Browns Browni bo boy boj I whispered Jerry For the th first time Grandfather th r Frog froc looked Sure enough h there was Farmer armer Browns Brown's tr freckled face boy 00 reaching out with a a. Ion pole from Cram which dangled a a. On the end of or the string was 4 hook book and a a. bit of or red flannel Chug a rum exclaimed Grandfather r Frog and arid dived under the illy hily pad pads while huie Merry danced happily over the tha green n meadows mcado s 's to visit Johnny Johnn Chuck And Arid sico Inco that day Grandfather Fro Frog has been wiser than ever an ant and l this Isone Isono Is la ono one reason why he ho IB Is very road fond of ot the tha Merry JerrY Little Breezes Breeze |